5.16.060 Employee permits – Application – Issuance conditions.
A. Before any person shall be employed as a watchman, guard or security patrol officer, by a person engaged in the security patrol business, he shall make application in writing to the City Recorder on a form provided by the city for an employee permit to be so employed. Annexed to the application shall be the same information as is required of an applicant for a security patrol license, as provided in Section 5.16.030. Upon receipt of the application for employee permit and the required information appended thereto, such application shall be referred to the Chief of Police, who shall personally or by means of a subordinate make an investigation of the applicant’s suitability for employment and shall, within fourteen days of his receipt of the application, report his findings to the City Recorder. The Chief of Police shall recommend that the applicant’s employee permit be issued if he makes the following affirmative findings of fact concerning the applicant:
1. The applicant is of good moral character and has never been convicted of a felony of any kind or a misdemeanor involving a breach of trust or moral turpitude, or of a violation of any law or ordinance concerning possession or use of firearms;
2. The applicant is of sufficient financial responsibility to avoid undue temptation for dishonesty;
3. The applicant is of adequate ability by reason of training or experience to adequately perform the duties of his employment.
B. If the Chief of Police finds that the applicant does not meet the aforesaid qualifications and conditions, he shall recommend to the City Recorder that the application shall be denied, and the City Recorder shall not then issue an employee permit to the applicant.